If a point on the coast experiences a semi-diurnal tide, what does the daily tide record show?

a) One high tide and one low tide per day
b) One high tide (half a tide) one day and one low tide the next
c) Either one or two high tides each day, as long as they don't change much
d) Two nearly equal high tides and two nearly equal low tides each day
e) Two unequal high tides and two unequal low tides each day


D

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